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How Regulations Are Shaping Investment Landscape

October 23, 2012

The Wall Street Journal – Wall Street Is Rethinking Commodity-Trading Role Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has held preliminary internal discussions in recent years about splitting off its lucrative commodities-trading business, according to people briefed on the discussions. The idea hasn’t gained traction and has been tabled, as the New York investment bank is waiting to… Continue reading How Regulations Are Shaping Investment Landscape

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October 23, 2012

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Lousy Revenue Growth

October 22, 2012

The Wall Street Journal – Falling Revenue Dings Stocks U.S. Companies on Track to Report Lower Sales for First Time in Three Years; Dow Falls 205 Points The drumbeat of weaker revenue is particularly troubling to investors looking for a read on the health of the global economy because it reflects underlying demand. Companies have… Continue reading Lousy Revenue Growth

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Is QE3 Helping?

October 22, 2012

The Wall Street Journal – Miriam Gottfried:  The Dark Side of QE3 for Investors The Federal Reserve’s latest round of mortgage-bond purchases is lowering borrowing rates. But QE3 is also causing plenty of pain elsewhere. Banks, for example, are seeing net-interest margins—the difference, or profit, they make from borrowing and lending money—come under increasing pressure.… Continue reading Is QE3 Helping?

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Is Europe Getting Better?

October 22, 2012

The Telegraph (UK) – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Europe mistakes market lull for vote of confidence Sorry to quibble, but there was no EU banking union deal last night. It was a step backwards from agreements already made in June. Germany has succeeded in kicking the issue into touch until after the Bundestag elections late next year.… Continue reading Is Europe Getting Better?

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Sell Before The Election

October 22, 2012

Bloomberg.com – Wealthy Advised to Sell for Gains Before Unfriendly 2013 Sell. That’s the message from some financial advisers, who are telling wealthy clients that the remainder of 2012 amounts to a last-chance sale on federal tax rates. Taxes are set to rise in January in the U.S., pushing the top rate on dividends to… Continue reading Sell Before The Election

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How To Get Rid Of Debt

October 22, 2012

The Telegraph (UK) – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard:  IMF’s epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers So there is a magic wand after all. A revolutionary paper by the International Monetary Fund claims that one could eliminate the net public debt of the US at a stroke, and by implication do the same for Britain,… Continue reading How To Get Rid Of Debt

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Spain And An ECB Bailout

October 22, 2012

The Financial Times – Merkel & Co should look at the ‘H’ factor This month, the guessing game is intensifying in Spain. But the issue is not just the size of the Spanish banks’ bad loans; the key uncertainty for investors is the mindset of the government of Mariano Rajoy. Will Madrid buckle under external… Continue reading Spain And An ECB Bailout

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Stable Money

October 22, 2012

Forbes – Nathan Lewis:  Let It Be Known That No Financial Crisis Was Ever Caused by Stable Money There aren’t many blanket statements you can make about economics. Usually, “it depends.” But, there’s one thing I can say with a fairly high degree of confidence: No economic crisis was ever caused by stable money. For… Continue reading Stable Money

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Should You Time The Market?

October 22, 2012

The Wall Street Journal – Brett Arends: It’s Time to Time the Market Trying to “time” the market is risky. But as stocks and bonds sit near record highs, investors might want to consider some version of it. Merely to suggest market-timing is to reject generations of advice. “Don’t try it—ever,” warned Charles Ellis in… Continue reading Should You Time The Market?

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The End Of Bernanke

October 22, 2012

MarketWatch – Countdown to change at the Fed Bernanke seen leaving at end of his term regardless of election In an interview with Fox Business in August, Romney said he wanted a new person at the helm. “I always listen to people who have counsel and advice but my view has been that I would… Continue reading The End Of Bernanke

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Treasuries

October 22, 2012

The Wall Street Journal – Election, Fiscal Cliff Give Lift to Treasurys Europe’s debt crisis pushed U.S. Treasury prices higher in the past year as investors sought safer assets, but a recent easing of tensions is doing little to bring prices back down. The tendency of prices to hold their ground even as the tone… Continue reading Treasuries